Page 6: Historical Events In August - 23
Tuesday, 01 April 2025
1949 On August - 23 the birth of Shelly Long, American actress
1950 West Germany & Japan readmitted to Intl Amateur Athletic Federation on August - 23.
1950 On August - 23 jack Holden wins marathon (2:32:12)
1953 On August - 23 phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3«")
1956 On August - 23 soviet Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the U.S. during a performance in New York City.
1956 On August - 23 the first non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight begins.
1956 ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day on this day in history.
1958 Marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours on August - 23.
1958 On August - 23 martin du Gard, writer, dies
1960 On this day in history world's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea)
1960 Oscar Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, dies at 65 on August - 23.
1961 US lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back on this day in history.
1962 On August - 23 hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70
1963 On August - 23 beatles release "She Loves You" in the UK
1963 On this day in history ringo admits he wrote a song "Don't Pass Me By"
1964 Footbridge collapses over river gorge in Venezuela, and 29 people fall to their deaths in rapids below on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history john Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer, dies at 67
1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes first photograph of Earth from Moon on August - 23.
1966 Francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1968 Ringo quits the Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily on August - 23.
1969 On August - 23 audrey McElmory (US) wins World Cycling Championships, Brno, Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)
1970 On August - 23 nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55
1971 Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1972 On August - 23 republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley)
1972 Balis Dvarionas, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history intelsat communications satellite launched
1975 Hank Patterson, actor (Fred Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history the first man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor)
1977 Sebastian Cabot, actor (Giles French-Family Affair), dies at 59 on August - 23.
1979 Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC on this day in history.
1979 On August - 23 soviet Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the U.S. during a performance in New York City.
1979 UN's Vienna office opens on August - 23.
1979 On this day in history mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies
1980 In the Kashmir - India Border Region a 5.2 quake killed 15 people killed, at least 40 injured and many houses damaged in the Bhaddu area, Kashmir on this day in history.
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